https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/718/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-816-twins-prevail-behind-clutch-schoop-hr-great-bullpen-performance-r8271/Box Score Odorizzi: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 59.6% strikes (59 of 99 pitches) Bullpen: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Kepler (33), Schoop (17) Multi-Hit Games: Gonzalez (3-for-4), Adrianza (2-for-4) Top 3 WPA: Schoop .288, Romo .230, Rogers .155 Bottom 3 WPA: Cron -.115, Polanco -.11...8271Sat, 17 Aug 2019 03:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/quotunwritten-rulequot-gets-max-kepler-hit-by-a-pitch-r8268/https://twitter.com/TFTwins/status/1162222346414878721?s=20 It’s an interesting sequence. As color commentator Roy Smalley noted, there is no way Twins manager Rocco Baldelli gave Cave the green light on that pitch. It looks like first base coach Tommy Watkins said something to Cave when he reache...8268Fri, 16 Aug 2019 18:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-it-time-to-platoon-cj-cron-r8267/Part of Cron’s decline could certainly be attributed to the thumb injury he suffered in early July which has landed him on the 10-day IL twice. His offensive numbers have been way down and Cron has hit more ground balls and fly balls than line drives, which seemed to power his first half surge. Hi...8267Fri, 16 Aug 2019 14:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-815-pineda-solid-while-offense-provides-plenty-r8264/Box Score Pineda: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 63.9% strikes (55 of 86 pitches) Bullpen (Smeltzer): 4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Home Runs: Arraez (3), Sano (22), Rosario (27) Multi-Hit Games: Arraez (3-for-5), Cave (2-for-3), Gonzalez (4-for-5), Polanco (2-for-6) Top 3 WPA: Arraez (.170), Pineda...8264Fri, 16 Aug 2019 03:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/defensive-dive-highlights-twins-fall-r8261/Back in July I penned an article here at Twins Daily about the improvement no one was talking about. Bad defensive teams had become synonymous with the Minnesota Twins in recent history and seeing them take such a significant step forward was beyond noteworthy. Through July 11 Minnesota had the fo...8261Fri, 16 Aug 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-on-the-road-again-r8260/Brief Overview: Texas remains a strange team this year as they didn’t appear to be any threat in the grand scheme of the AL, yet heading into the All-Star break they had plans for both buying and selling as they sat in striking distance of a wild card spot. They have fallen off the table since the...8260Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/constructing-a-lineup-for-the-home-stretch-r8258/With the emergence of super utility players like Luis Arraez and Ehire Adrianza as well as the help of veteran super utility Marwin Gonzalez the Twins have been able to maintain their historically potent offense. These players have been invaluable as the team has been dealing with key injuries to...8258Thu, 15 Aug 2019 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/michael-pineda-will-play-a-huge-role-during-this-division-race-r8256/In case you haven’t noticed, the Twins starting rotation has been a huge area of concern since August began. Jose Berrios has dropped off a bit, Jake Odorizzi and Kyle Gibson struggle with consistency and then the number five spot is a fight between Martin Perez and Devin Smeltzer with neither of...8256Wed, 14 Aug 2019 23:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-814-twins-can%E2%80%99t-sweep-polanco-commits-costly-error-r8257/Box Score Gibson: 5 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 59.8 % strikes (55 of 92 pitches) Bullpen: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Sano (21), Garver (23), Rosario (26) Multi-Hit Games: None Top 3 WPA: Sano .114, Rosario .155, Polanco .157 Bottom 3 WPA: Garver -.136 Cron -.199, Romo -.685 After a back...8257Wed, 14 Aug 2019 22:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/luis-arraez-entering-the-al-rookie-of-the-year-race-r8253/The Arraez Resume' Arraez entered play on Tuesday hitting .350/.421/.446 with 12 extra-base hits in just over 200 plate appearances. He has coaxed 22 walks and has struck out only 14 times. Among AL rookies with 200 plate appearances, he has the highest batting average by 50 points and the highest...8253Wed, 14 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-813-marwin-comes-up-clutch-to-put-the-twins-back-in-first-place-r8255/Box Score Perez: 6 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 61.4% strikes (54 of 88 pitches) Home Runs: Garver (22), Gonzalez (14) Multi-Hit Games: Rosario (2 for 4, BB), Gonzalez (2 for 4, HR) WPA of +0.1: Gonzalez .593, Perez .252, Rosario .153, Garver .128, WPA of -0.1: Harper -.670, Cron -.103 Martin Perez w...8255Wed, 14 Aug 2019 03:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins39-three-looming-wild-cards-r8252/Apart from Littell, the group that has filtered into the Twins bullpen has largely been composed of rising prospects earning a look. Although Stewart was a former first- round pick by Minnesota, it has been just Littell that is still considered a relatively high-level prospect. His performances ha...8252Wed, 14 Aug 2019 02:00:00 +0000